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Patent No.:

US 9273728 B1

Date of Patent:

Mar. 01, 2016

Filed:

Sep. 08, 2014

Rolling bearing having rings with stepped surfaces opposite to the raceways

Applicant:

Schaeffler Technologies Gmbh & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;

Inventors:

Shaun Tate, Grand Blanc, MI (US);

Chad Labelle, Troy, MI (US);

Stephen Carr, Waterford, MI (US);

Assignee:

Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;

Attorney:

Volpe and Koenig, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Alan B Waits

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

F16C 19/18 (2006.01); F16C 33/58 (2006.01); F16C 19/36 (2006.01); F16C 19/50 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

F16C 33/586 (2013.01); F16C 19/182 (2013.01); F16C 19/364 (2013.01); F16C 19/505 (2013.01); F16C 33/583 (2013.01);

Abstract

A rolling bearing is provided that includes an outer ring having a first portion which includes a first raceway and a second portion that includes a second raceway that has a larger diameter than the first raceway. An outer diameter of the first portion of the outer ring is less than an outer diameter of the second portion of the outer ring. The rolling bearing includes an inner ring having a first portion that includes a first raceway and a second portion that includes a second raceway that has a larger diameter than the first raceway. An inner diameter of the first portion of the inner ring is less than an inner diameter of the second portion of the inner ring.

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